Stewart Ginn

This article is about the golfer. For the actor, see Stewart Ginn (actor).

Stewart Ginn
Personal information
Born	(1949-06-02) 2 June 1949 (age 75) Melbourne, Australia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb; 13.5 st)
Sporting nationality	Australia
Residence	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Career
Turned professional	1971
Former tour(s)	European Tour Japan Golf Tour Asia Golf Circuit PGA Tour of Australasia Champions Tour European Seniors Tour
Professional wins	19
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	1
Japan Golf Tour	1
PGA Tour of Australasia	9
PGA Tour Champions	1
European Senior Tour	1
Other	5 (Regular) 1 (Senior)
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T21: 1976
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour of Australia Order of Merit winner 1973

Stewart Ginn (born 2 June 1949) is an Australian professional golfer.

Early life

Ginn was born in Melbourne. He grew up behind the twelfth green of the Royal Melbourne Golf Club. Early in his life "he used to caddy at Royal Melbourne." He then moved on to be a golf manager at the club. ^[1]

Professional career

In the 1970s and 1980s he won several professional tournaments on the PGA Tour of Australasia and one on the European Tour, the 1974 Martini International. He also played regularly on the Asia Golf Circuit, winning three tournaments, and on the Japan Golf Tour, where he has one win. He won the inaugural PGA Tour of Australia Order of Merit in 1973. In 1979 he won the Australian PGA Championship at Royal Melbourne at 284 (E). He defeated Bob Shearer and Bob Charles by three shots. ^[1]

As a senior, he played full-time on the U.S.-based Champions Tour from 2000 to 2004. His one official money win at that level came at one of the senior majors, the 2002 Senior Players Championship. ^[2]

Personal life

Ginn lives in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He is married and has a son, Stewart Ginn Jr., who is also an amateur golfer. ^{[1] [3] [4]}

Professional wins (19)

European Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	8 Jun 1974	Martini International	−2 (71-71-71-73=286)	1 stroke	Brian Huggett

PGA of Japan Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	15 Oct 1995	Golf Digest Tournament	−17 (70-69-64-64=267)	2 strokes	Rick Gibson

Asia Golf Circuit wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	13 Mar 1977	Malaysian Open	−12 (76-67-63-70=276)	1 stroke	Katsunari Takahashi
2	9 Mar 1986	Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open (2)	−8 (70-69-67-70=276)	1 stroke	Brian Jones
3	29 Mar 1992	Wills Indian Open	−4 (68-73-70-73=284)	2 strokes	Aaron Meeks

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (9)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	18 Feb 1973	Tasmanian Open	−4 (72-67-66-75=280)	2 strokes	David Good, Ian Paul, Randall Vines
2	7 Oct 1973	North Coast Open	−9 (67-74-68-69=279)	5 strokes	Tom Linskey
3	2 Feb 1975	Tasmanian Open (2)	−8 (70-69-66-67=272)	Playoff	Ross Metherell
4	9 Feb 1975	Victorian Open	−5 (72-76-66-69=283)	3 strokes	Ian Stanley
5	9 Sep 1979	Joe Jansen New South Wales PGA Championship	−13 (68-71-69-67=275)	8 strokes	Richard Coombes
6	11 Nov 1979	Mayne Nickless Australian PGA Championship	E (71-72-69-72=284)	3 strokes	Bob Charles, Bob Shearer
7	10 Feb 1980	Tattersall's Tasmanian Open (3)	−8 (68-67-72-73=280)	3 strokes	Brian Jones
8	2 Feb 1986	Foster's Tasmanian Open (4)	−7 (70-71-69-71=281)	Playoff	Magnus Persson
9	6 Oct 1991	Rothmans Malaysian Masters	−10 (70-70-70-68=278)	3 strokes	Nandasena Perera

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (2–4)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1975	Tasmanian Open	Ross Metherell	Won with par on first extra hole
2	1976	Tasmanian Open	David Good, Brian Jones, Ian Stanley	Good won with birdie on fifth extra hole Ginn and Stanley eliminated by par on first hole
3	1976	Chrysler Classic	Bob Shearer	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
4	1979	Tooth's Gold Coast – Tweed Classic	Mike Ferguson	Lost to birdie on third extra hole
5	1979	Garden State Victorian PGA Championship	Ian Stanley	Lost to par on second extra hole
6	1986	Foster's Tasmanian Open	Magnus Persson	Won with birdie on second extra hole

Sources: ^{[5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

New Zealand Golf Circuit wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	9 Dec 1979	New Zealand Open	−6 (70-68-71-69=278)	3 strokes	Simon Owen

Other Australasian wins (1)

• 1974 Victorian PGA Championship

Senior PGA Tour wins (1)

Legend
Senior PGA Tour major championships (1)
Other Senior PGA Tour (0)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	8 Jun 2002	Ford Senior Players Championship	−14 (66-72-70-66=274)	1 stroke	Hubert Green, Mike McCullough, Jim Thorpe

European Seniors Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	30 Mar 2008	Azores Senior Open	−5 (72-71-68=211)	2 strokes	Nick Job

European Seniors Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	2006	AIB Irish Seniors Open	Jerry Bruner, Guillermo Encina, Sam Torrance	Torrance won with eagle on second extra hole Encina and Ginn eliminated by birdie on first hole

Other senior wins (1)

• 2004 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf - Raphael Division (with Bob Charles)

Results in major championships

Tournament	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
The Open Championship	CUT		T21	T46	CUT

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990
The Open Championship	T38	CUT									CUT

Note: Ginn only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1981 Open Championship)
"T" = tied

Senior PGA Tour major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	Winning score	Margin	Runners-up
2002	Ford Senior Players Championship	−14 (66-72-70-66=274)	1 stroke	Hubert Green, Mike McCullough, Jim Thorpe

Team appearances

• UBS Warburg Cup (representing the Rest of the World): 2001, 2002

References

1. "Ex-caddy Ginn wins Australian PGA title". Arizona Republic. 12 November 1979. p. 51. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
2. "Ginn overcomes four-stroke deficit in final". ESPN. Associated Press. 14 July 2002.
3. "Stewart Ginn". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
4. "About". Stewart Ginn. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
5. "Ginn first in Open". The Canberra Times. 19 February 1973. p. 16. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
6. "Ginn takes Victorian Open". The Canberra Times. 10 February 1975. p. 12. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
7. "Golf: Ginn wins NSW PGA title". The Canberra Times. 10 September 1979. p. 13. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
8. "Golf: Stewart Ginn takes NZ Open". The Canberra Times. 10 December 1979. p. 16. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
9. "Ginn: from go to whoa". The Age. 11 February 1980. p. 31. Retrieved 28 October 2020.

External links

• Stewart Ginn at the European Tour official site
• Stewart Ginn at the PGA Tour official site
• Stewart Ginn at the Japan Golf Tour official site
• Stewart Ginn at the Official World Golf Ranking official site